Japan's economy has not had a good 2024, to say the least. It entered a short recession in February and now is dealing with a crisis surrounding the nation's currency, the yen. The currency's ...

“As Japan is an island nation, people refraining from traveling overseas can cause them to forget international standard ideas and notions,” she said. “If the yen remains so weak on a ...

Kishida noted the people featured on the bills celebrate Japanese capitalism, women’s equality and scientific innovation. The 10,000 yen bill, worth about $62 at the current exchange rate ...

The Japanese yen and the Swiss franc gained while the U.S. dollar fell against major currencies on Monday amid a selloff in technology stocks as markets weighed the implications of a Chinese startup ...

Japanese retail investors’ hunger for overseas equities is weighing further on the yen, adding to downside risks posed by tariffs from Donald Trump and the wide interest-rate gap with the US.